Have you registered for Ride for the Arts yet?
There's still time to get registered and have the unique experience of biking over the Hoan Bridge on Sunday, May 31st. Bring the whole family - kids 12 and under bike free thanks to generous sponsorship from the Milwaukee Brewers Foundation! Then finish your ride with fun and performances galore at UPAF fest on the Summerfest Grounds - we can't wait!
Sign up today: https://f.mtr.cool/dqsldmlupy
Want to ride for free? Then be one of our proud volunteers - you're welcome to bike the course for free before or after your shift! Or don't and just enjoy UPAF fest after your shift - we would love to have you either way.
Grab some friends and make it a fun day together - register at the link in our bio!
Volunteer for Ride for the Arts!
We love our volunteers and the Ride is impossible without their help. Join us as a Ride for the Arts Volunteer on May 31st! Great for school volunteer hours, work groups looking to give back, church groups, or a fun day out for your book club. There are so many different kinds of Volunteer needs - and kids are welcome to join in with their respective adults! The best part: Volunteers can join the Ride for FREE before or after their shift!
Our next training is at MYAC on Sunday, May 17th at 11am and UPAF needs you!
Grab some friends and sign up today at the link in our profile!
Do you have a UPAF SMART card? We like to say that it's the smart way to enjoy the performing arts!
The fully digital SMART card is a benefit UPAF gives to any donors who contribute $150 yearly (that's just $12.50 a month!) receive:
🎟️ A buy one, get one free ticket offer at each of our 14 Member performing arts orgs
🍝 Dining Discounts at 30+ local restaurants
Jump to $350 yearly (slightly less than $29.50 a month) and 💥boom💥 - we DOUBLE those benefits, and now you have TWO buy one, get one free ticket offers! 🎟️🎟️
Feeling really generous? At $600 yearly, you'll add exclusive Open Rehearsal viewing invites to your SMART card bennies! 🎭
Excited to take advantage of this truly awesome benefit? Learn more and set up your donation today at the link in bio!
Join us on Wednesday, May 6 at 11:30 a.m. at Saint Kate – the Arts Hotel for UPAF’s Visionaries in the Arts luncheon.
Visionaries in the Arts explores the intersection of arts and well-being, with proceeds benefiting UPAF Bright Minds. UPAF Bright Minds impacts the lives of over 100,000 children in Southeastern Wisconsin, delivering high quality arts education programming in-classroom and after school.
The 2026 Visionaries in the Arts luncheon will feature the founder and President of Parents for Arts Education (PAE), Trina Martin. Ms. Martin will shine a light on fine arts education as a foundation for developing critical workplace and human skills.
Get your tickets today at the link in bio!
We need YOU....to volunteer!
🚲 We're looking for a few good humans to volunteer for Ride for the Arts on May 31st!
A great way to help support UPAF, have fun in the sun, and don't forget a free t-shirt!
🚲 Can't make it on the 31st? We have lot of volunteer shifts available in the weeks leading up to the event - we'll take all the help you're willing to offer.
🚲 We can't do the Ride without the amazing help from our volunteers, so thank you in advance for any help you can offer!
Sign up today at the link in our bio!
Were you at the @WheelandSprocket Expo this past weekend? We loved seeing all our Southeastern Wisconsin bike enthusiasts, watching everyone discover @wonder__caps , and helping folks get registered for Ride for the Art on May 31st!
There's still time to register and put a team together to fundraise for UPAF, and if riding isn't your thing, but you'd love to support UPAF and enjoy UPAF fest at the Summerfest grounds during and after the ride - we need volunteers!
Sign up for the ride and to volunteer via the link in our bio!
We're so grateful to the @Brewers Community Foundation for UPAF night and for the beautiful donation that helps keep our Ride for the Arts free for kids!
Were you there on Monday? Did you see UPAF CEO Annemarie Scobey-Polachek throw out the first pitch? Or did you catch 2026 UPAF Campaign co-chairs Cecelia Gore and Vince Vitrano on the field when Cecelia and the Brewers Community Foundation donated $10,000 to UPAF? Or maybe you were blown away by the absolutely stunner of a job @FlorentineOpera did with the National Anthem?
Big thanks to the Brewers Community Foundation for helping shine a light on UPAF and the Performing Arts in Southeastern Wisconsin.
Discounted tickets for UPAF night at the @Brewers are only available until 11:59PM tonight! Join UPAF as we cheer on the Brewers on Monday, March 30th.
Come catch:
⚾ The National Anthem from UPAF Member @florentineopera
⚾ The first pitch thrown by UPAF CEO Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck
⚾ A donation presentation from the Brewers Foundation
...and all the fun you can expect from a Brewers game!
Purchase your tickets today to get a discount (seat prices range from $15 - $27 each) at:
/brewers
Today, March 20th, is not only the first day of Spring, it is also the World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People! A day to celebrate youth and growth in so many ways, from the buds that will soon be on the trees in Southeastern Wisconsin to the budding talent we get to see in UPAF Members like @first.stage or the Next Narrative Monologue Competition happening at @milwrep (Regionals are this Monday)!
We know the impact of the arts is huge on the young people who participate in them, whatever career they go on to pursue—but it’s also a major impact on young audiences, allowing those children to investigate ideas, feelings, places and times in ways they may never have thought of before! UPAF is proud to celebrate and help fund these experiences every day – but especially on World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People!
Photo credit of First Stage's 2024 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Production: Paul Ruffolo
#WorldDayofTheatreForChildrenandYoungPeople
It's your lucky day! We're offering a one-day-only 50% off FLASH SALE on 2026 UPAF Ride for the Arts registration!
This is the last sale before the registration fee bumps up to $75. If you haven't registered yet, seize the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and use code P26STPATTY for 50% off your Ride for the Arts registration today only!
Register today: https://f.mtr.cool/bhcnwlqckr (link in profile)
Happy St. Patrick's Day to one and all. We can't wait to see you at the 2026 UPAF Ride for the Arts on May 31st!
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Tomorrow we kick off our Ride for the Arts Fundraising with an exciting event for you, your friends, your family, and that neighbor you like with a bike!
Bring 'em all out from 1 - 4 pm at @wheelandsprocket in Bay View, where everyone who has not yet registered for the ride can receive a $10 In-Person-Only registration discount!
🍴 Need some grub? We've got you covered with food from @CubanitasMKE and @Rosatis_Milwaukee (while supplies last).
🚲 Already registered? We'll have the folks from @wonder__caps on site providing customized tire caps for riders (you'll be the coolest looking bike on the block)!
🎵 And because it's UPAF, you'll be entertained while you shop with performances by artists from @PresentMusicMKE and @Bel.Canto.Chorus !
💲 Not to mention the on-site 50/50 raffle - you could walk away with so much more than a registration!
It's a party, and we can't wait to see you -so come on out to Wheel & Sprocket on Saturday and get set for the Ride!
#RideForTheArts #UPAFRide
